2nd Grade Technology

June 5th:

Whole Class: Monster Project Results

May 15th - June 1st:

Whole Class: How to program sounds for your sound board
- How to add a sound file and use sound blocks
- How to have sprite play a sound file
Sign in to Scratch and:
- Make sure you have a background, 5 sprites with code to position correctly when the program starts
- Add code for when each arrow key and the space bar is pressed to play the sounds for a sprite
Done? Typing lessons in Dance Mat Typing or ABC Mouse or draw a picture in Tux Paint or ABCYa 2nd Grade activities

May 11th:

Whole Class: How to change your avatar in Scratch
Whole Class: Introduction to Sound Board Project
Sign in to Scratch and update your avatar
Create a Scratch Sound Board Project
- Add a background for project
- Add 5 sprites for your project
  - Position where you want them to start
  - Add Green Flag and Go To blocks to have sprite start in proper position. May need a Switch Costume block as well

May 4th & 8th:

Finish redrawing The Academy at Saint Mary monsters:
- Read the description before you go into Tux Paint
- In Tux Paint and draw the monster described - make sure you complete each step
  - If there is no color given, choose a color that you think makes sense
  - If there is no shape given, choose a shape that makes sense
  - If there is no number given for something with more than one, choose a number that makes sense
- Before you say you are done, re-read the description and check your monster to make sure you aren't missing anything
Done? Typing lessons in Dance Mat Typing or ABC Mouse

May 1st:

Whole Class:
- Take class picture
- Introduction to The Academy at Saint Mary in Rutherford, NJ:
- How to use your monster description:
  - Read the description before you go into Tux Paint
  - In Tux Paint and draw the monster described - make sure you complete each step
    - If there is no color given, choose a color that you think makes sense
    - If there is no shape given, choose a shape that makes sense
    - If there is no number given for something with more than one, choose a number that makes sense
  - Before you say you are done, re-read the description and check your monster to make sure you aren't missing anything
  - Some of you will draw more than one picture so that each of our partners has had their monster redrawn twice
Done? Typing lessons in Dance Mat Typing or ABC Mouse

April 27th:

Whole Class: Write introduction for our partner classes.
Typing lessons in Dance Mat Typing or ABC Mouse

April 16th - 24th:

Correct your description based on the redrawn monsters on paper
Sign in to Google Classroom and fix your typed description on Assignment 004 - Monster Project Description - Make sure you Resubmit the assignment when you are done!
Typing lessons in Dance Mat Typing or ABC Mouse

April 10th & 13th:

If not done, sign in to Google Classroom and finish and turn in Assignment 004 - Monster Project Description
Typing lessons in Dance Mat Typing or ABC Mouse

March 9th - 23rd:

Whole Class:
- Check out Describing Us slides
- Hairy, Scary Ordinary
- Introduction to Monster Project Description
Sign in to Google Classroom and work on Assignment 004 - Monster Project Description
Typing lessons in Dance Mat Typing OR Easter activities:

March 6th:

Cambria, Caroline, Daniel, Keegan, Logan, Sophia, Tyler: Sign in to Google Classroom and finish & turn in Assignment 003 - Describing Us
Typing lessons in Dance Mat Typing

February 27th & March 2nd:

Whole Class:
- Unpack Your Adjectives
- How to describe YOU!
Sign in to Google Classroom and finish & turn in Assignment 003 - Describing Us
Done? Typing lessons in Dance Mat Typing

February 22nd:

Whole Class: Drawing Monsters Reminders
- You will need to describe your drawing in words - everything you draw
- Simple shapes are best
- Fill up the white space
Finish drawing your monster in Tux Paint
ABC Mouse

February 20th:

Whole Class: How would you improve Tessa's description
Start drawing your monster in Tux Paint

February 16th:

Whole Class:
- Finish drawing Tessa
- How to add your drawing to your Drawing Tessa Slide
Sign in to Google Classroom and add your drawing of Tessa to your slide. Mark as Done when you are finished.
ABC Mouse

February 13th:

Whole Class: Introduction to Monster Project by looking at the monsters 2nd grade redrew last year!
Whole Class: Listen to the description, paying attention to the adjectives, and draw the monster described.

February 2nd:

Hello Ruby Gem Hunt
If not done, sign in to Google Classroom and complete Slides through 10 in Assignment 001 - Hello Ruby Activities
Activities on ABCya! OR ABC Mouse

January 30th:

Whole Class: Finish Ruby's Adventure
Whole Class: Ruby Wrap-up
- What friends did Ruby meet on her journey?
- How did they help Ruby find the gems and get home?
If not done, sign in to Google Classroom and complete Slides through 10 in Assignment 001 - Hello Ruby Activities
Activities on ABCya! OR ABC Mouse

January 16th - 26th:

January 10th:

Whole Class: Hello Ruby (Chapters 6 & 7)

January 5th & 9th:

Whole Class: Review Hello Ruby Map Algorithms
Whole Class: Hello Ruby (Chapters 4 & 5)
Sign in to Google Classroom and complete Slides 2 & 3 in Assignment 001 - Hello Ruby Activities
Done? Can you decompose an object into it's parts? Try some Tangrams

January 2nd:

Whole Class: Hello Ruby (Chapters 1-3)
Complete Hello Ruby Map Algorithms

December 5th - 12th:

Whole Class:
- Introduction to Puzzlets
- Pair Programming
- Puzzlets Tray & Cork the Volcano App
How far can you and your partner(s) go in Cork the Volcano?

December 1st:

Whole Class: Intro to PlayLab
Caroline, Daniel, Keegan, Logan, Tyler: Go to Seesaw and add a post for Turkey Trouble which includes your Turkey picture and a caption which tells why we shouldn't eat your turkey
Can you create a game in PlayLab?

November 29th:

Whole Class: Turkey Seesaw Post
Finish your Turkey drawing in Tux Paint
Go to Seesaw and add a post for Turkey Trouble which includes your Turkey picture and a caption which tells why we shouldn't eat your turkey
Activities on ABCya!

November 21st:

Whole Class: Turkey Trouble
Whole Class: Drawing a Turkey in Tux Paint
Draw a Turkey in Tux Paint
Thanksgiving Games:

November 14th & 17th:

Whole Class: How to like & comment on posts in Seesaw
Whole Class: Typetastic Homerow & beyond
Caroline, Esteban, Logan, Sophia, Tyler:
- Finish Build A Jack-o-Lantern Google Slides, if not done.
- Download your Jack-o-Lantern slide
- Go to Seesaw and add a post for Build a Jack-o-Lantern which includes your Jack-o-Lantern slide and a caption which tells your favorite part of this activity.
Go to Seesaw and like and/or comment on classmates 2nd Grade posts
TypeTastic - Start with #7 Homerow

November 7th:

Whole Class: How to Download your Jack-o-Lantern slide
Finish Build A Jack-o-Lantern Google Slides, if not done.
Download your Jack-o-Lantern slide
Go to Seesaw and add a post for Build a Jack-o-Lantern which includes your Jack-o-Lantern slide and a caption which tells your favorite part of this activity.
TypeTastic

October 31st & November 3rd:

Whole Class:
- How to Copy & Paste in Google Slides
- How to Download your Jack-o-Lantern
Open Build A Jack-o-Lantern Google Slides & find your slide:
- Create your Jack-o-Lantern
- Write a story about your Jack-o-Lantern
Halloween Activities OR TypeTastic:

October 24th:

Whole Class: Look at Final O.R.E.O. Project Results
- How many total classes participated?
- How many 2nd grade classes participated?
- How many different countries were the 2nd grade classes from?
- How many different states in the U.S. were the 2nd grade classes from?
- How many 2nd grade classes stacked LESS on average than we did?
- How many 2nd grade classes stacked THE SAME on average than we did?
- How many 2nd grade classes stacked MORE on average than we did?
- Which 2nd grade class stacked the LEAST on average?
- Which 2nd grade class stacked the MOST on average?
Tyler & Kaelyn - Go to Seesaw and:
- Add a post for your self-portrait. Make sure to add a caption to say how you created your portrait.
- Add a post for the O.R.E.O. Project.
TypeTastic

October 20th:

Go to Seesaw and:
- Add a post for the O.R.E.O. Project.
TypeTastic

October 17th:

Whole Class:
- How to download your OREO Slide
- How to add a post for your self-portrait
- How to add a post in Seesaw for the OREO Project
Find and download your OREO Slide
Go to Seesaw and:
- Add a post for your self-portrait. Make sure to add a caption to say how you created your portrait.

October 13th:

Whole Class: Password Power
TypeTastic

October 10th:

Finish your self-portrait, if not done
TypeTastic

October 3rd & 6th:

Algorithms with Legos
Caroline, Ian, Jesse: Complete your OREO Slide
Typing lessons in Dance Mat Typing

September 26th:

Whole Class: Reminders on completing OREO Slide & How to use Dance Mat Typing
Complete your OREO Slide
Finish your self-portrait, if not done
Typing lessons in Dance Mat Typing

September 22nd:

Whole Class: Let's look at our OREO Results:
- What DATA did we collect?
- Who thought they could stack the most?
- Who thought they would stack the least?
- Did anyone stack the exact amount they predicted they would?
- How many people did better on their first try than on their second try? How many did better on their second try? How many did the same?
Whole Class: How to complete your OREO Slide
Complete your OREO Slide
Finish your self-portrait, if not done
Activities on ABCya!

September 19th:

Whole Class: OREO Project
- OREO Wonderfilled Anthem
- What's the OREO Project?
- What are the rules for stacking?
  - Each student will have 2 attempts to create a cookie stack.
  - Students will place one cookie on the paper plate/table cloth and add one cookie at a time to the stack.
  - Students may NOT adjust the cookie after they have placed the cookie on the stack and moved their hand away.
  - Cookies need to be freestanding and NOT leaning against any kind of support or use any kind of adhesion so they stick together.
  - Cookie needs to be a regular cookie and not separated in ANY way.
  - Another student should be tallying as the student stacks.
  - A tumble has occurred once 1 or more cookies have tumbled off the stack. The complete stack DOES not need to completely tumble for it to be called a tumble.
How many do you think you can stack? Add this to our OREO Project Spreadsheet
Let's stack OREOs - outside on Kindergarten tables
Record results on our OREO Project Spreadsheet

September 12th & 15th:

Whole Class: Review shapes, fill bucket, and pencil drawing tools in Tux Paint and expectations for self-portrait
Draw self-portrait in Tux Paint
Done? Try some typing lessons in Dance Mat Typing (start with Level 1)

September 8th:

Whole Class: Computer Lab Rules
Choose Computers
Complete the Student Technology Survey
Check out some activities on ABCya!